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Peugeot Partner Combi - 62 mph limiter removal 15 Jul 2022 (Forum)
I recently bought a 62 plate partner van. The previous owner was a council. It’s limited to 62mph. The council it came from are adamant the speed limiter is set in the ecu and there is no aftermarket limiter in place. (Various bits of the dash were stripped and nothing found either) I had my local -
2004 Renault Laguna 2.0 Turbo Extreme - ECU software/tools? 19 Jul 2013 (Forum)
hi folks, i had my '04 Laguna 2.0T petrol remapped a few years ago and i want to have a tinker with the map myself as Im not convinced it was done right.... -
citroen c crosser - fuel pressure 4 Dec 2012 (Forum)
Car started occasionaly juddering at 70mph 2000 revs on an incline. This week ecu light came on put car in limp home mode. Took it to garage who diagnosed fuel pressure low with their plug in device. However when checked the fuel pressure was reading ok. Took it on a run and went no problems -
Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 2.0 HDi Not starting 5 Jan 2010 (Forum)
Hello to all. Nothing intermittant about this one, the dash board lights up as normal except for an extra yellow light with a key symbol and the display reading 'ignition fault' when cranking. I suspect the ecu is no longer programmed to the key (i have tried another key), there is power and data -
ball bearing saves mans life 19 Dec 2009 (Forum)
i took this ecu apart earlier this year,its the ecu for the airbag on a fiat and i bought the car with the airbag light flashing,turns out someone had stolen the one out of my car and replaced it with a used one if you look at the photo attached you can see where the ball bearing is loaded and held -
Chevrolet Kalos (2005 - 2008) - 2005 1.4 sport ECU light keeps coming on 20 Mar 2009 (Forum)
I purchased my 55 reg car April 08 and had nothing but trouble since the manufacturers warrenty ran out... the engine management light keeps cummin on... -
rav 4 31 Oct 2004 (Forum)
i have a 2000 x new shape rav. the engine dash board warning light came on and i had it checked out by an independant garage. they read the ecu and the fault code said that i had a lambda sensor problem. i asked them to sort it and took the car back a few days later for a new sensor to be fitted -
Ford EDU idle the day away.... 1 Aug 2002 (Forum)
... looking through the 'net indications seem to be reset the ECU... any comments from anyone? (especially how exact to I reset a ford escort ecu??? or sohuld I just return the car and say fix it please..... (I doubt they have the equipment) Mouse -
2010 vauxhall zafira 1.9 CDTi diesel - ZAFIRA LIMP-MODE OR THROTTLE-PEDAL ISSUE? 22 Sep 2023 (Forum)
of the time there were no error-codes on the ECU even when the dealer did a diagnostic check. When the problem occurred, if I put the car in first gear and let the clutch out the car would move at 5mph only but the throttle-pedal did not work at all. I can usually fix the issue by switching -
2002 Peugeot 307 1.6 Petrol - Injector not firing, voltage? 26 Aug 2013 (Forum)
Hi, I've been trying to troubleshoot a misfire/anti-pollution/cat converter fault. I've read the code and it was a P0300, random misfire. I used HT testers to comfirm that the coil pack is working. I've had the ECU tested and confirmed okay by ECU -
Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - '05 on Passat steering column faults 8 Aug 2013 (Forum)
of warranty (those in warranty get taken to the dealer). They become difficult to start and finally the lock wont deactivate. The snag is that the ECU is built into the column and thief-proofed, so it means a new column with ECU and new convenience ECU!! We are talking about £1000 job here and we (i.e -
Peugeot 607 (2000 - ) - 00 2.2HDi Particulate filter live data readings? 14 Jul 2008 (Forum)
After a long saga with my 607 including communications problems with the ecu's and not being able to reset faults etc. I have finally bitten the bullet and bought a Diag2000. I have managed now to fix most problems and although the ecu can not be reset (pressumably a problem -
Rip off garages - "had to plug into a computer" 8 May 2008 (Forum)
A few months back I had a problem with the car over revving, I did an ECU test and it came back as lamdba fault which could have been anything. I took the car to my backstreet mechanic expecting him not to be able to find a cure. A few hours later he called to say he had fixed it for now, he had -
Audi A6 flat battery error 13 Feb 2007 (Forum)
popped into a local garage and had a new battery Exide 096 fitted. The Ecu came up ?OK? ( The Actual ECU diagnostic priority message ) with no reported faults but the Air con digital temp displays for NS/OS started flashing when turned on and continues for 4 mins. This problem does not appear to effect -
Corsa c - Corsa C won't start! Saying injection fault! 19 Jul 2013 (Forum)
Right put a new engine in my corsa c 2001 reg 1.0, when I've gone to start it its trying but not starting, I've not changed the ecu kept that from old engine, if I pour petrol into the carb (not sure that's correct wording) it starts then juders runs out of petrol, took it to the garage -
Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 ECU light on. Fault codes P132A, P132B & P1664. 16 Dec 2009 (Forum)
Hi. I have a 2005 Mondeo which started running badly last week and the warning light flashing away. I took it to Ford on Thursday for them to look at... -
Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - Rough Gear Change after repairing soleniod Valve 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
,it practically jerks. My mechanic says that the short in the solenoid valve had also shorted the ECU and it now needs replacement. Any second opinions and if not,can my ECU be repaired? -
Micra Cold Starting 13 Nov 2001 (Forum)
park. Had to call the AA sometime ago due to the same problem, and was told that this was a known problem with Mk2 Micras. If you let the engine reach normal temperature i.e. ECU finishes it's cold cycle, the engine will restart fine every time. I have checked the ECU for fault codes, but none -
peugeot 307 1.6hdi 90bhp - a.b.s.,airbag & anti-pollution warning lights 5 Sep 2012 (Forum)
. The car had also been fitted with a new a.b.s. ecu 4mths previously.The problem was ok for about 6mths, then it got worse.As well as the a.b.s. warning staying on longer the airbag warning and anti-pollution warning came on.After a while the a.b.s. & airbag warnings went out but the anti-pollution -
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.6 8v No spark after timing belt change! 30 May 2008 (Forum)
that could fail (sensors, wiring, ECU, etc..). and cause this fault. I discovered on the internet a way of reading the ECU fault codes by counting the blinking ECU light on the dash and I got three fault codes : 0230 (fuel pump), 0105 (inlet manifold pressure) & 0443 (unknown). At this stage I gave up trying